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「文づかひ 芝翫」、「源五兵衛 中村芝翫」（二代目）
Actor Nakamura Shikan II as a Letter Carrier (Fumizukai) (right side) and as Gengobei (left side)
「文づかひ 芝翫」、「源五兵衛 中村芝翫」（二代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
dates of plays: 1833 (Tenpô 4), 3rd month and 1833 (Tenpô 4), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Two vertical yotsugiri designs on uncut horizontal chûban sheet; 18 x 25 cm (7 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39457
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionRight side:
Play: Sakuradoki Hana no Yoshiwara
Theater: Nakamura
Date of production: 1833 (Tenpô 4), 3rd month
Left side:
Play: Gonin Kiriko Ichinichi-gawari
Theater: Nakamura
Date of production: 1833 (Tenpô 4), 7th month
右
桜時花吉原（さくらどきはなのよしわら）
中村
1833、天保０４、03・03
左
五人切篭一日替（ごにんきりこいちにちがわり）
中村
1833、天保０４、07・29
Play: Sakuradoki Hana no Yoshiwara
Theater: Nakamura
Date of production: 1833 (Tenpô 4), 3rd month
Left side:
Play: Gonin Kiriko Ichinichi-gawari
Theater: Nakamura
Date of production: 1833 (Tenpô 4), 7th month
右
桜時花吉原（さくらどきはなのよしわら）
中村
1833、天保０４、03・03
左
五人切篭一日替（ごにんきりこいちにちがわり）
中村
1833、天保０４、07・29
Signed
Kunisada ga (on each design)
国貞画
国貞画
Marks
Censor’s seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.